Man Who Kidnapped Emefiele’s Wife Use Ransom To Buy House, Plots Of Land And More

The police have arrested one Umar Abubakar, the 10th gang member involved in the abduction of the wife of the Central Bank Governor, Margaret Emefiele, in September 2016.

Abubakar, aka Kiriwa, was reportedly arrested in Minna, Niger State, on December 9, 2016, by the IG Intelligence Response Team, according to a statement by Force spokesman, Donald Awunah.
CDP Awunah said the suspect had confessed to have invested his share of the ransom in a provision store, two houses and three plots of land.

He was said to have spent N3m on the provision store.

The statement said, “Abubakar led detectives to two houses and three plots of land he purchased with his share of the ransom.

“He confessed that he used N3m, part of the ransom, to open a provision shop in Minna, Niger State which he was running with his wife. The original papers of the houses and plots of land have been recovered and the shop also sealed.”

The police spokesman stated that the Inspector-General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, assured the public of police readiness to deliver dedicated and quality policing.